Ohio State's Inexperienced Wide Receivers Will Be Led By Noah Brown In Return From Broken Leg

By Jason Shawley

The Ohio State Buckeyes have had one of the most talented rosters in all of college football the last couple of seasons, which led to a national championship to cap the 2014 season. Urban Meyer still recruits better than any other coach in the country, but he may have more of an inexperienced group than he’s been used to, especially at wide receiver.

Last season’s leading receiver, Michael Thomas, declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season and is expected to be a first-round pick. Thomas had 56 grabs for 781 yards and nine touchdowns in 2015. If there was ever a downfall to being on an incredibly talented football team, it’s the fact that a star receiver may not put up mind-boggling stats like he might if he were the focal point of the offense. Fellow receivers Jalin Marshall and Braxton Miller as well as tailback Ezekiel Elliott challenged Thomas for touches all season.

Miller has since graduated while Elliott and Marshall also chose to leave school early, leaving the skill positions with very little experience offensively.

Sophomore Noah Brown will return from a devastating offseason leg injury and will likely be the top receiver heading into 2016 because it’s truly an understatement to say the Buckeyes lack experience at the position. In fact, Johnnie Dixon is the only returning receiver who registered a reception last season — emphasis on only. Dixon had one reception for 29 yards.

There’s still plenty to look forward to, though if you’re a Buckeyes fan. They’ll have experience at the position that truly matters with J.T. Barrett returning as the starting quarterback, and I can confidently say that his return will go a long way toward easing the transition.

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